: a crystalline amino acid C6H12N2O4S2 that is widespread in proteins (such as keratins) and is a major metabolic sulfur source
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Drinking enough water is the most important lifestyle factor for cystine stones.6
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Kidney stones may affect one in 10 in the U.S., but their presentation can vary quite widely.
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Julia Landwehr, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
But the drug that dragged cystine to the surface also altered the overall shape of the peptide, Shokat explains, and that raised the question of whether the altered molecule could still attach to MHC molecules.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
My eyes get infiltrated with cystine, which causes blurred vision and pain.
—Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 23 Apr. 2022
The oncogenic mutation in the proto-oncogene converts one of the amino acids in the cell, glycine, into cystine.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
So, in the absence of cancer-specific antigens, the researchers had to develop a drug that could permeate cancer cells, grab that cystine and pull it to the surface.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
When someone has cystinosis, their body builds up an abnormal amount of cystine.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 June 2022
With the new cells in, his white blood cells began pumping out the protein, clearing away the cystine crystals that had accumulated.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 June 2022
The lysosomal storage disease is caused by an abnormal buildup of cystine, one of the body's essential amino acids.
—Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 23 Apr. 2022
Julia Landwehr, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
But the drug that dragged cystine to the surface also altered the overall shape of the peptide, Shokat explains, and that raised the question of whether the altered molecule could still attach to MHC molecules.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
My eyes get infiltrated with cystine, which causes blurred vision and pain.
—Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 23 Apr. 2022
The oncogenic mutation in the proto-oncogene converts one of the amino acids in the cell, glycine, into cystine.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
So, in the absence of cancer-specific antigens, the researchers had to develop a drug that could permeate cancer cells, grab that cystine and pull it to the surface.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
When someone has cystinosis, their body builds up an abnormal amount of cystine.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 June 2022
With the new cells in, his white blood cells began pumping out the protein, clearing away the cystine crystals that had accumulated.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 June 2022
The lysosomal storage disease is caused by an abnormal buildup of cystine, one of the body's essential amino acids.
—Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com, 23 Apr. 2022
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“Cystine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cystine. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.
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